It’s what all the kids are doing these days. “All you got to do is say the word Tik Tok and you got them,” said Owner of Practical Pursuit Harrison Carpenter.Tik Tok is the latest social media platform and something teacher and coach Brandon Lynch is implementing in his classroom. “It’s been fun for them, I’ve had a lot of response, like coach we are using tik tok, this is cool,” said Bentonville West High School teacher Brandon Lynch.Lynch teaches an internship program at Bentonville West High School. Lynch’s students can no longer attend their internships at local companies so he’s had to rework the program. “Meeting kids where they are, knowing what kind of music to play and knowing the language to speak and if you can do all that, you grab their attention and trust at the same time,” said CarpenterLynch is collaborating with Harrison Carpenter the owner of Practical Pursuit. Together, they’re teaching youth how to prepare for the work force, from interviews to resumes. The kicker, assignments are turned in through Tik Tok.“Before I was clocking into a job every day and now it’s just what are you going to do in your future and attaining those higher level jobs,” said Bentonville West Senior Pierce Guthrie.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. —

It’s what all the kids are doing these days.

“All you got to do is say the word Tik Tok and you got them,” said Owner of Practical Pursuit Harrison Carpenter.

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Tik Tok is the latest social media platform and something teacher and coach Brandon Lynch is implementing in his classroom.

“It’s been fun for them, I’ve had a lot of response, like coach we are using tik tok, this is cool,” said Bentonville West High School teacher Brandon Lynch.

Lynch teaches an internship program at Bentonville West High School. Lynch’s students can no longer attend their internships at local companies so he’s had to rework the program.

“Meeting kids where they are, knowing what kind of music to play and knowing the language to speak and if you can do all that, you grab their attention and trust at the same time,” said Carpenter

Lynch is collaborating with Harrison Carpenter the owner of Practical Pursuit. Together, they’re teaching youth how to prepare for the work force, from interviews to resumes. The kicker, assignments are turned in through Tik Tok.

“Before I was clocking into a job every day and now it’s just what are you going to do in your future and attaining those higher level jobs,” said Bentonville West Senior Pierce Guthrie.